As COVID-19 infections continue to rise, there is a trade-off between civil liberties and returning to normalcy. While some may be willing to sacrifice certain liberties for a quicker return to normalcy, others question their long-term impact.
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a psychological impact on people who are staying home. Maintaining full liquidity during this time is important to help ease concerns and address when the pandemic might end and under what circumstances.
The focus right now is on finding people who don't have or are asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19, along with those who are immune to the disease. By re-baselining the denominator, it may become evident that COVID-19 is similar to the flu in numerical distribution, allowing for policy changes and re-establishment of economic activity.